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One of Alexandria’s most iconic pubs is the Spitfire. Gamal, who now manages it, says he’s seen the world through the iconic watering hole. Gamal also says he “met guests from all nationalities, most of which came to Alexandria on business trips to visit companies or factories or on ships stopping at the port,” according […]
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53% of Egyptians don’t get good sleep for 1-2 nights, Saturdays are the worst
53% of Egyptians don’t sleep well one or two nights each week, according to research by Bupa Global, Al Shorouk reports. Of those surveyed, 12% say they sleep less than five hours every night and 30% say they get their worst sleep on Saturdays. 23% blamed pressure from work. The study shows that caffeine intake […]
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EgyptAir discounts business class tickets to Arab and European cities until the end of March
If you’re planning on traveling before mid-June, you might want to check out EgyptAir’s latest offers: The carrier is reportedly offering discounts on business class and some coach tickets to a number of European and Arab cities if they are purchased before the end of March, according to Al Mal.Discounted routes include those to Amman, […]
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BY THE NUMBERS
EGP / USD CBE market average: Buy 18.00 | Sell 18.10 EGP / USD at CIB: Buy 18.10 | Sell 18.20 EGP / USD at NBE: Buy 18.00 | Sell 18.10 EGX30 (Thursday): 12,984 (+1.9%) Turnover: EGP 1.7 bn (280% above the 90-day average) EGX 30 year-to-date: +5.2% THE MARKET ON THURSDAY: The EGX30 ended […]
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18-19 March (Saturday-Sunday): Delegation of Japanese food industries companies visits Egypt. 20 March (Monday): SWIFT Business Forum Egypt 2017, Cairo. 29-30 March (Wednesday-Thursday): Cityscape Egypt Conference, Nile Ritz-Carlton, Cairo. 29-31 March (Wednesday-Friday): Balanced Development of Siwa Oasis International Tourism Conference, Siwa Oasis. 30 March (Thursday): Central Bank of Egypt’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting. 31 March […]
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A QUICK NOTE TO NEW SUBSCRIBERS We publish the Enterprise Morning Edition in English and Arabic from Sunday through Thursday before 7am, with a focus on the business, economic and political news that will move markets each day. What you’re reading now is our Weekend Edition, which is light on news and heavy on stories […]
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The Weekend Recommendation
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone. With Cairo’s unforgivable lack of Guinness and proper Irish stews, we’ll have to make do with local alternatives. We’re not entirely sure how hawawshi could fit in there, but we maintain it would be a good match. Irish whiskey is equally lacking in Omm El Donia, but you can practically […]
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The McPub boom
Meet the guy who’ll ship you a full Irish pub in a sea container (or two): The Irish Pub Company (IPC) is in the business of designing and building complete interiors of Irish pubs all over the world. IPC expanded to include “assembling huge shipments of flooring, decorative glass, mirrors, ceiling tiles, light fixtures, furniture, […]
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The best investment disclaimer we’ve ever read
This is the best investment disclaimer we’ve ever read — and it will make you chuckle, at the very least: “First of all, stock prices are volatile. Well, duh. If you buy shares in a stock mutual fund, any stock mutual fund, your investment value will change every day. In a recession it will go […]